The New Zealand Men's Beach Handball team is the national team of New Zealand. It takes part in international beach handball competitions.2018 World Championship roster
In 2016 New Zealand Men's Beach Handball team won their first international game against Australia in a shootout at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. They went on to lose Game 2 and miss qualification for the World Champs.
In 2018, New Zealand received a wild card entry to the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships in Kazan, Russia. They finished 16th in their first outing, taking Vietnam to penalties and having narrow losses to USA, Australia and Argentina.
At the 2022 Oceania Qualification tournament held at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia, New Zealand beat Australia in Game 1, lost to Australia in Game 2 and beat Australia in a Game 3 shootout to win entry to the 2022 Beach Handball World Championships in June in Crete, Greece and the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA in July.
International results
World Championships YearResults 2004Did not participate 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016Did not even try 20182nd place 20221st placeTotal2/9
Oceania Championship YearResults 2013 2nd place 2016 2nd place 2018 2nd place 2019 2nd place 2022 1st placeTotal5/5
World Games YearResults 2001Did not participate 2005 2009 2013 2017Did not qualify 20227th placeTotal1/6
Current Team The current team for the 2022 Beach Handball World Championship. 2022 World Championship Roster
+NumberPlayerRegionPosition3James CochraneWellingtonSpecialist / Centre5Gus HamiltonOtagoSpecialist / Wing12Olly DonaldsonOtagoPivot17Peter EllisCanterburyDefence19Phil EllisCanterburySpecialist / Wing20Paul IrelandWellingtonWing26Thomas RoxburghWellingtonGoal Keeper27Cameron RossWellingtonDefence34Alex BrownCanterburyGoal Keeper61Max BrookesWellingtonDefence / Wing
World Championships
2018 World Championship The 2018 World Championship was hosted in Kazan, Russia. It was New Zealand's first world championship appearance after receiving a wild card entry to the tournament. The team finished 16th after group stage losses to Hungary, Spain and a penalty shoot-out loss to Vietnam, followed by losses to The United States of America, Australia, Argentina, Qatar, Vietnam and Uruguay.
Results
Group stage
Consolation round
Placement Round
2022 World Championship The 2022 World Championship was hosted in Crete, Greece. It was New Zealand's second appearance in a world championship, the first time the nation qualified through the Oceania Beach Handball Championships. The team finished 14th having recorded their first world championship wins against Puerto Rico and Egypt.
Results
Group stage
Consolation round
Placement Round
Oceania Championships Oceania Beach Handball ChampionshipsYearHostMatchHomeResultAway2022 CoolangattaGame 1 Australia1:2 [18:20, 22:14, 6:7] New ZealandGame 2 Australia2:0 [20:8, 16:10] New ZealandGame 3 Australia1:2 [14:15, 16:10, 8:9] New Zealand
References
External links Official website IHF profile